Which to use
“mínimo” is an adjective and “mino” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,983
- “mínimo” frequency rank
- #27,177
- “mino” frequency rank
- 29160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mínimo | mino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | menor valor | forma masculina de mina: rapaz |
Letter map: mínimo vs mino
Shared letters muted; letters that set mínimo and mino apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: mínimo vs mino
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mínimo is anadjective and minoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mínimo is recorded at frequency rank #1,983, classified as anadj. mino is at rank #27,177, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29160, this pair ranks #39,554 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mínimo vs mino
Shared letters: imno. Private to "mínimo": í. Private to "mino": -.
"mínimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mino ← imno · minno · mion · mmino · mnio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mínimo" for "mino" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mínimo" or "mino"?
After this comparison
Pair "mínimo" vs "mino" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mínimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,554 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mínimo" and "mino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mino vs muso". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #39,554 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.